(Americana). Maggs.

BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA ET PHILIPPINA.

8 (of 9) volumes, missing volume 8.
London: Maggs Bros. 1922-1930. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers (except Parts 5 and 7 which are bound in cloth with leather spine labels). thousands of pages. 8 (of 9) volumes, missing volume 8. A massive collection of books and manuscripts concerning Americana, being catalogues 429, 432, 442 (missing last leaf), 465, 479, 496, 502 and 549. Lacking Part VIII which was devoted to Brazil. Wrappers worn and detached on some volumes. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA ET PHILIPPINA

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(Americana). Merriam, H.G. (General Editor).

NORTHWEST BOOKS: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BOOKS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH.

Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1942. 8vo. cloth. 356 pages. A reference volume of Northwest authors, greatly expanded and enhanced from the 1933 edition, with a review of over 1100 books and selected magazine bibliography. Near fine.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about NORTHWEST BOOKS: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BOOKS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF...

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(Americana). Paul, Rodman W. and Richard W. Etulain.

FRONTIER AND THE AMERICAN WEST.

Arlington Heights, IL: AHM Publishing Co., 1977. 8vo. cloth. xviii, 168 pages. First edition. Guide to bibliographical tools, books on the frontier, Indians, the fur trade, the Army in the West, the Mormons, mining, lumbering, politics, racism, the visual and performing arts and many other topics. Near fine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FRONTIER AND THE AMERICAN WEST

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(Americana).

RARE AMERICANA.

Chicago: Kenneth Nebenzahl, (1959). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 68 pages. Nebenzahl Catalogue 1. 150 books relating mostly to early American history. Black and white illustrations. List of references. Wrappers bent at corners. READ MORE about RARE AMERICANA

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(Americana).

RARE BOOKS, A MISCELLANY OF AMERICA.

First editions of books dealing with a large variety of subjects, including bibliographies and books about books. Catalogue No.1.
Kansas City, MO: R.F. Perotti, (1969). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 101 pages. First editions of books dealing with a large variety of subjects, including bibliographies and books about books. Catalogue No.1. 632 books described. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS, A MISCELLANY OF AMERICA

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(Americana). Rich, Obadiah.

BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA NOVA; OR, A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS IN VARIOUS LANGUA GES, RELATING TO AMERICA, PRINTED SINCE THE YEAR 1700.

Two volumes.
New York: Burt Franklin, n.d. 8vo. cloth. (vi),424; (iv),412,(ii),16,48 pages. Two volumes. Reprint of the 1835-1846 first editions which were very limited. According to Harrisse, Rich was the first bookseller to persuade American collectors of the importance of forming libraries specifically devoted to Americana. As a result, his clients were able to collect some of the earliest books relating to America, books which by mid-century were impossible to locate. John Carter Brown, Samuel Barlow, Peter..... READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA NOVA; OR, A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS IN VARIOUS LANGUA GES, RELATING TO AMERICA,...

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(Americana). Storm, Colton.

A CATALOGUE OF THE EVERETT D. GRAFF COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA.

Chicago: Newberry Library, 1968. thick 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 854 pages. First edition. Over 4,700 entries described in detail. With indices. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF THE EVERETT D. GRAFF COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA

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(Americana).

THREE CENTURIES OF AMERICAN HISTORY 1493-1793.

Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, (1944). 4to. rebound in black cloth, title in gilt on spine. 62 pages. Exhibition of books on American history held at the Free Library of Philadelphia. A fine copy. Original wrappers bound in. READ MORE about THREE CENTURIES OF AMERICAN HISTORY 1493-1793

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(Americana).

WHO WAS WHO IN AMERICAN HISTORY-THE MILITARY.

Chicago: A.N. Marquis Company, 1975. thick small 4to. cloth. unpaginated (but 652 pages). Indespensible biographical dictionary. A component of Who's Who in American history. Fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about WHO WAS WHO IN AMERICAN HISTORY-THE MILITARY

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Ames, Joseph.

TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES; OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, CONTAINING MEMOIRS OF THE ANCIENT PRINTERS, AND A REGISTER OF BOOKS PRINTED BY THEM FROM THE YEAR 1471 TO THE YEAR 1600. Begun by the late Joseph Ames, F.R. and A.SS., and Secretary the Society of Antiquaries. Considerably augmented, both in the Memoir and in the number of books, by William Herbert...Volume III.

London: Printed for the Editor and sold by Mr. T. Payne and Son, 1790. small 4to. modern quarter leather with leather tips, marbled paper-covered boards. 1309-1875+(1) pages, with one additional leaf of plates. Volume one and two only. The book collector and map- and bookseller William Herbert (1718-1795) owned Joseph Ames' (1688/9-1759) interleaved copy of the first version of this work, written by Ames and published in 1749. Herbert expanded the Antiquities to three volumes..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES; OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN...

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Amman, Jost.

IM FRAUWENZIMMER WIRT VERMELDT VON ALLERLEY SCHÖNEN KLEIDUNGEN UNND TRACHTEN DER WEIBER, HOHES UND NIDERS STANDS: WIE MAN FAST AN ALLEN ORTEN GESCHMÜCKT UNND GEZIERET IST ALS TEUTSCHE, WELSCHE, FRANTZÖSISCHE, ENGELLÄNDISCHE, NIDERLÄNDISCHE, BÖHEMISCHE, UNGERISCHE, UND ALLE ANSTOSSENDE LÄNDER: DURCH AUSS MIT NEUWEN FIGUREN GEZIERET DERGLEICHEN NIE IST AUSSGANGEN.

(Darmstadt: Freunde der Fotokop GmbH, 1956). 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper title label on front board. unpaginated. Text in German. Facsimile of original edition, published by Sigmund Feyerabend, Frankfurt am Main, 1586. Illustrations of 16th century European women's costumes. Each page features a woman in her native garb with poetic comments. Title page in red and black. Black and white woodcut illustrations throughout. Boards soiled. Tanning. READ MORE about IM FRAUWENZIMMER WIRT VERMELDT VON ALLERLEY SCHÖNEN KLEIDUNGEN UNND TRACHTEN DER WEIBER, HOHES...

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Amory, Hugh (editor).

SALE CATALOGUES OF LIBRARIES OF EMINENT PERSONS. VOLUME7 POETS AND MEN OF LETTERS.

London: Mansell, (1972). small thick 4to. cloth. vii, 246 pages. First edition. Reproduces the sales catalogues of Francis Atterbury, Lady Mary Wortley Montau, David Mallet, Henry Fielding, Hugh Blair and Oliver Goldsmith. READ MORE about SALE CATALOGUES OF LIBRARIES OF EMINENT PERSONS. VOLUME7 POETS AND MEN OF LETTERS

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